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| there's a beauty in knowing that when Christ has called you to something, without Him, you cannot and will not succeed at it. but with Him, often times you are not simply adequate, but exceedingly sufficient. (and when i say you in that last sentence, i mostly mean Him through you)
there's this vulnerability in being at a place where you are completely dependent upon His presence inside of you, and an overflow of His love out of your life and into those around you, in order to "succeed."
what a beautiful thing when He not only uses your strengths, but also shines through your weaknesses. ...what is He calling you to? | | |
| james//four.two
time to give a glimpse into my life.
my whole life, i've always been drawn to people who are hurting. i've always had a strong desire to love on them, to give them hope, or to simply be there when they need someone. after graduating high school i became a leader in the youth group at my church. my passion became even more specifically directed towards reaching out to hurting teenagers. the group i lead attracted two types of students, the popular ones or the hurting ones. (one thing i've learned is that more often than not, popular is simply a mask for someone who is hurting)
i have a passion for discipleing any type of teenager, but God has always directed me towards the ones who are dealing with issues that have caused deep hurt inside of them.
i could tell you about steve, whose parents didn't want him and so he lived with his grandmother.
i could tell you about megan, who put on the mask of the popular girl, only to cry herself to sleep as she went home to a drunk and abusive father almost every night.
i could tell you about josh, whose dad is in prison and never had a loving, fatherly role model.
those are just a few of my students.
imagine an opportunity coming along, that encompassed every passion inside of your heart and every skill that God has given you. and imagine getting to live out His mission, to show people His unconditional love, and to point people who are hurting to the One who brings healing and hope.
after graduating with my bachelor's degree in psychology in may, i was hired by a christian non-profit organization where i will get to do the things that i described above.
...but there is one obstacle in the way. as a non-profit organization, i'm required to raise support. i've been given 3 months to hit my goal of $1,400/month. so far it has been 2 months and one week, and i've raised $650/month. that means that i have 3 weeks, to raise $750 in monthly commitments.
so i'm asking, will you help support my mission and ministry with financial support?
i made a website where you can find more information: http://www.wix.com/nmartin/Nick---TreeHouse
the official website of the organization can be found here: http://www.treehouseyouth.org
if you can help, with any amount of monthly support, i would appreciate more than you could ever know.
if you read this and may be able to do something, i would encourage you to pray about it and see if God lays something on your heart.
and if you can't personally support me financially, but know someone who might be able to, please send them the link to my website (which has my contact information listed if someone has any questions or wants to know more).
thank you for taking the time to read this.
i appreciate you and any way you can help.
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| if you actually stop and think about it, there's simply too much to pray for, to waste all of the time that we do.
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| i always find that His direct words breathe more life than my attempts at translating the things He places on my heart.
i find it kinda funny how often times, what He has spoken to me at some point in time, is the exact same thing He is trying to speak to you right now. i don't know who "you" are, but i felt like it was important enough for me to relay.
it's nice to have your attention again.
I've been speaking.
have you been listening?
what things have caused so much noise that you've been unable to hear Me?
after the last time we spent quality time together, you saw My hand at work in the areas you spoke to Me about.
don't be so quick to lose faith when things don't progress in the timing that you think they should.
just trust Me.
be patient.
I have it under control.
and don't hesitate to ask.
I want you to ask Me.
and I want you to trust Me for My will to be done in those areas.
when the things I say might not be the things you want to hear, do you still listen?
or do you disregard it as if it wasn't speaking?
you know My voice.
I desire for you to know My heart.
but in order to know My heart more, I need more of you.
I desire all of you, but I will not take it, unless you offer it to Me.
let Me take you where I want you to go, and you will experience the abundant life that I have promised to those who desperately seek Me.
I want you to experience that.
I want you to more deeply know My heart.
I want to take you places you couldn't imagine and to use you in way you couldn't dream of.
I want those things for you...
do you?
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| it is impossible to fully and effectively live out the calling of God on your life, without complete surrender to, and dependence upon, Him.
God has been slowly opening my eyes to the beauty of needing Him. which is so counter to how our flesh is wired. dependence upon someone means you are weak. unable to handle something on your own. at least according to our culture. dependent. the word alone carries such a negative connotation. especially in a culture that is obsessed with independence, dependency is anything but appealing. but just like in so many cases, the calling of Christ is the exact opposite of everything that the world around us portrays as desirable. God has been showing me that there is no more beautiful place to be, than the place where you are completely dependent upon Him to meet whatever needs you have.
our culture teaches us that independence brings freedom. but God is slowly opening my eyes to the truth that true, liberating freedom comes the moment we are solely and completely dependent upon Him, and not a moment sooner.
think about it.
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